2018
Group Prenatal Care Reduces Risk of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Matched Cohort Study
Cunningham SD, Lewis JB, Shebl FM, Boyd LM, Robinson MA, Grilo SA, Lewis SM, Pruett AL, Ickovics JR. Group Prenatal Care Reduces Risk of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Matched Cohort Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2018, 28: 17-22. PMID: 30256700, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal careLow birth weightPreterm birthPrenatal careBirth weightLow birth weight babiesPropensity scoreIndividual prenatal careBirth weight babiesMatched Cohort StudyPrenatal care visitsClinical practice recommendationsPrenatal care patientsYear of deliveryAdequacy of careVanderbilt University Medical CenterUniversity Medical CenterLarge metropolitan hospitalWeight babiesPerinatal outcomesCare visitsCohort studyCare patientsBirth outcomesPatient adherence
2013
Group Prenatal Care: Model Fidelity and Outcomes
Novick G, Reid A, Lewis J, Kershaw T, Rising S, Ickovics J. Group Prenatal Care: Model Fidelity and Outcomes. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2013, 58: 586-586. DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreterm birthGroup prenatal carePrenatal carePerinatal outcomesCenteringPregnancy modelLower oddsAdequate careAdequacy of careCenteringPregnancy groupClinical predictorsUrban clinicCare sessionsMedical recordsMonths postpartumClinical trialsAssociation of processClinical practiceInadequate careIndividual careSecondary analysisCenteringPregnancyCareLower likelihoodContent fidelityBirthGroup prenatal care: model fidelity and outcomes
Novick G, Reid AE, Lewis J, Kershaw TS, Rising SS, Ickovics JR. Group prenatal care: model fidelity and outcomes. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2013, 209: 112.e1-112.e6. PMID: 23524175, PMCID: PMC3726551, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding initiationGroup prenatal carePreterm birthCenteringPregnancy group prenatal carePrenatal careLower oddsGroup prenatal care modelPrenatal care modelImportant clinical predictorsAdequacy of carePregnancy outcomesClinical predictorsMedical recordsMonths postpartumClinical trialsCare modelClinical practiceContent fidelityCareBirthOutcomesSignificant reductionGroup careOddsSessions